Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi ,R Alice Vaz, on Wednesday urged the political parties to maintain transparency in campaign finances and submit expenditure details within the stipulated timelines, a day after the announcement of Assembly elections in a single phase on February 5.
Cutting across party lines, all political parties met with the visiting Election Commission of India (ECI) in Srinagar on Thursday and called for immediate Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, besides seeking a level playing field in the polls.
The political parties have given party tickets to around 27 per cent candidates with criminal cases in the Odisha Assembly Elections 2024.
While Haryana Chief Minister Khattar asserts that SYL would be constructed after the Supreme Court decision, Punjab parties pledge not to share a drop of water with the riparian state.
While polling for the second phase will be held on May 11, counting of votes for both the phases will be taken up on May 13.
When asked if the Karnataka unit of Congress is united, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday told ANI that exodus to other parties is going on from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which shows that there is dissatisfaction inside BJP and not the Congress.
The South-East Asian nation has been plunged into turmoil and its economy is in tatters since a February 2021 coup which ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government.
The apex court suggested an expert body comprising representatives of Niti Ayog, Finance Commission, RBI, political parties and other stakeholders, should examine the pros and cons of freebies, while acknowledging that it is a serious issue.
The opposition parties, including the RJD, CPI, CPM, CPI (ML), led by Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav walked out from the Assembly on Tuesday.
As per the statistics, during FY 2019-20, the voluntary contributions above Rs 20,000 from corporate/business houses of INC, NCP and BJP are 96%, 95% and 92% respectively.
